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Braarudosphaerales

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales

Taxonomy
Braarudosphaerales was named by Aubry (2013). It is extant.

It was assigned to Coccolithophyceae by Aubry (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Braarudosphaerales Aubry

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderBraarudosphaerales
orderBraarudosphaerales

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. Braarudosphaerales Aubry 2013
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Fm. †Polycyclolithaceae Forchheimer 1972
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G. †Assipetra Roth 1973
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Assipetra infracretacea Thierstein 1973
Assipetra terebrodentarius Applegate and Bralower 1987
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Assipetra terebrodentarius youngii Tremolada and Erba 2002
Assipetra terebrodentarius terebrodentarius Applegate and Bralower 1987
G. †Eprolithus Stover 1966
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Eprolithus antiquus Perch-Nielsen 1979
Eprolithus apertior Black 1973
Eprolithus floralis Stradner 1962
Eprolithus moratus Stover 1966
Eprolithus octopetalus Varol 1992
Eprolithus rarus Varol 1992
Invalid names: Polycyclolilthus Forchheimer 1968 [synonym]
G. †Farhania Varol 1992
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Farhania varolii Jakubowski 1986
G. †Hayesites Manivit 1971
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Hayesites albiensis Manivit 1971
Hayesites irregularis Thierstein et al. 1972
G. †Hexalithus Gardet 1955
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Hexalithus gardetiae Bukry 1969
Hexalithus noeliae Loeblich and Tappan 1966
G. †Lithastrinus Stradner 1962
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Lithastrinus grillii Stradner 1962
Lithastrinus septenarius Forchheimer 1972
G. †Micula Vekshina 1959 [coccolithophore]
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Micula adumbrata Burnett 1998
Micula clypeata Lees and Bown 2005
Micula concava Stradner 1960
Micula cubiformis Forchheimer 1972
Micula decussata Vekshina 1959 [coccolithophore]
Micula murus Martini 1961
Micula praemurus Bukry 1973
Micula premolisilvae Lees and Bown 2005
Micula prinsii Perch-Nielsen 1979
Micula staurophora Gardet 1955
Micula swastica Stradner and Steinmetz 1984
Invalid names: Nannotetraster Martini and Stradner 1960 [synonym]
G. †Polycostella Thierstein 1971
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Polycostella beckmanii Thierstein 1971
Polycostella senaria Thierstein 1971
G. †Quadrum Prins and Perch-Nielsen 1977
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Quadrum bengalensis Burnett 1998
Quadrum eneabrachium Varol 1992
Quadrum eptabrachium Varol 1992
Quadrum gartneri Prins and Perch-Nielsen 1977
Quadrum giganteum Varol 1992
Quadrum intermedium Varol 1992
Quadrum octobrachium Varol 1992
Quadrum svabenickae Burnett 1998
G. †Radiolithus Stover 1966
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Radiolithus orbiculatus Forchheimer 1972
Radiolithus planus Stover 1966
G. †Rucinolithus Stover 1966
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Rucinolithus magnus Bukry 1975
Rucinolithus windleyae Rutledge and Bown 1996
Rucinolithus wisei Thierstein 1971
G. †Tegulalithus Crux 1986
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Tegulalithus tessellatus Stradner 1968
G. †Uniplanarius Hattner and Wise 1980
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Uniplanarius clarkei Lees and Bown 2005
Uniplanarius gothicus Deflandre 1959
Uniplanarius sissinghii Perch-Nielsen 1986
Uniplanarius trifidus Stradner 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: oceanic, oligotrophic, marine, brackishp
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Depth habitat: surfacep
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2006-10-31 06:24:05
Modified: 2006-10-31 08:24:05
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 182.70000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (120 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Saudi Arabia Tetralithus gothicus (45089)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Saudi Arabia Tetralithus gothicus (45265)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Tetralithus gothicus (45464 45519)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Tetralithus gothicus (45541 45547 45549 45558)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Spain Rucinolithus wisei (64956 64957 64958 64959 64960 64962 64963 64964 64965 64966 64967 64968 64969 64971 64972 64973 64974 64975 64976 64977 64978 64979 64980 64985 64986 64988 64990 64999 65004 65290 65291 65292 65293 65312 65315 65316 65317 65321)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Spain Rucinolithus wisei (65012 65013 65014 65015 65016 65017 65018 65296 65297 65328 65329)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Assipetra infracretaceae, Eprolithus antiquus (50181)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Spain (Granada) Hayesites irregularis (50380 50381 50382 50383 50384 50385 50386 50387 50388 50389 50390 50391)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Spain (Granada) Hayesites irregularis (50392 50393 50394 50395 50396 50397 50398 50399)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9South Atlantic Lithastrinus floralis (209782)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) Micula prinsii (211326 225659 225660 225661 225662 225663 225668)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Tanzania (Lindi) Eprolithus moratus (179883)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Alberta) Lithastrinus floralis (71255 71256)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian99.6 - 89.3Tanzania (Lindi) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora (179874)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Tanzania (Lindi) Eprolithus moratus (179875)
Early/Lower Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Tanzania (Lindi) Lithastrinus septenarius (179314)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Eprolithus floralis (132610)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Tanzania (Lindi) Eprolithus moratus (179882) Quadrum gartneri (179309)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Lithastrinus floralis (71250 71353) Micula staurophora, Lithastrinus floralis (71252)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Austria (Salzkammergut) Radiolithus orbiculatus, Quadrum gartneri, Eprolithus floralis (142308)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Quadrum gartneri (82635)
Early/Lower Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Tanzania (Lindi) Uniplanarius trifidus, Uniplanarius sissinghii (179317)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Tanzania (Lindi) Uniplanarius trifidus, Uniplanarius sissinghii (179879)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes) Quadrum gothicum, Quadrum sissinghi, Quadrum gartneri, Micula cubiformis, Micula decussata (178473)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Romania Uniplanarius trifidus (155181)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium Lithastrinus grilli, Uniplanarius sissinghii, Micula staurophora (118459)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Israel (Southern District) Uniplanarius sissinghii, Lithastrinus grillii (220176)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Turkey (Mugla) Micula staurophora (162815)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Paleocene83.5 - 61.7Turkey (Aydin) Micula staurophora (162810)
Late/Upper Campanian - Late/Upper Paleocene83.5 - 55.8Turkey (Aydin) Micula staurophora (162808)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Micula decussata (232654 232657 232660)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Micula staurophora, Micula prinsii, Micula murus, Micula cubiformis, Micula concava (231295)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Micula staurophora, Micula concava (232047 232048 232049)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Micula prinsii (205803)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Micula prinsii, Micula murus (205793)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Tanzania (Lindi) Micula spp. (179310)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Quadrum gartneri (206540)